Maggie Smith and Blindspot
Author Maggie Smith in front of the cover of her book Blindspot and an espresso
About the Book: From the author of the award-winning Truth and Other Lies comes a gripping suspense novel about an ambitious prosecutor on the hunt for her sadistic stalker . . . only to be framed for murder when he turns up dead.
Rachel Matthews is used to stress—from the cutthroat world of the district attorney’s office to her escalating clashes with her teenage daughter. So when a stranger sends a lavish bouquet with a macabre message and leaves a disturbing video on her doorstep, she’s quick to act. Teaming up with an old classmate turned private investigator, she wades through old case files, searching for someone harboring a grudge. But before she has time to pinpoint a suspect, her stalker issues a demand—he wants money, lots of it, or he’ll hurt her daughter.
Desperate to protect her child, Rachel agrees but soon finds herself fleeing a bloody crime scene, fearful for her life. Suddenly, she’s in the crosshairs of a dangerous and clever enemy, someone who’s manipulated her since Day One, someone who knows her long-buried secrets, someone who’s framing her for murder. Can she solve the puzzle of who wants to destroy her and beat them at their own game before she’s convicted of murder?
Fans of Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent, Julie Clark’s The Lies I Tell, and Heather Chavez’s Before She Finds Me will embrace this taut tale of long-simmering revenge right up to its surprising and twisty climax.
About the Beverage: Maggie recommends pairing her novel with an espresso because “My protagonist Rachel is an over-worked, over-caffeinated district attorney with a pile of cases on her desk, a teenage daughter who doesn't always make good choices, and an unknown stalker who is sending her cryptic messages and creepy videos. She has to stay hypervigilant, so espresso is her beverage of choice at least until she solves the mystery.”
About the Author: In a career that includes work as a journalist, a psychologist, and the founder of a national art consulting company, Maggie Smith added novelist to her resume with the publication of her debut, Truth and Other Lies. A women’s fiction novel set in Chicago, it won NIEA’s Juror Grand Prize, the Star Award for Debut Fiction from Women’s Fiction Writers Association, a Foreword INDIES General Fiction Book of the Year, and was selected for the Women’s Book Association Great Group Reads. Blindspot, a psychological suspense, was the First Place Winner in the Mystery/Suspense category by Pencraft Book Awards, and is a finalist for CWA’s Book of the Year award for Indie Fiction.
In addition to her writing, Maggie hosts the weekly podcast Hear Us Roar (255+ episodes) and is the Managing Editor for Chicago Writer’s Association Write City E-Zine. She resides in Milwaukee, WI, with her husband.
BLINDSPOT is available in paperback, e-book, and audio; purchase online or through your favorite indie retailer at bookshop.org.
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